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September/October 2009 Issue

September/October 2009 Issue

Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?

Publisher's Note
Rules on Outward FDI Also Necessary
By Noboru Hatakeyama
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
Japanese Law Schools at Crossroads
By Isao ADACHI (Commentator, Jiji Press)
TOPICS
Food Industry Shakeup for Overseas Expansion Kirin, Suntory Negotiating Integration High Hopes on Chinese Visitors Staffing Service Growing as Hiring Source
By Hiroshi OKABE (Senior business news editor, Kyodo News)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
1 Challenges Facing Japanese Soft Power Its Value Added Needs Proper Evaluation
By Yasuyuki KOMAKI (Prof., Nihon University College of Economics)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
2 Japanese Fashion Industry: Its Characteristics & Potentials
By Yoko OHARA (President Emeritus, IFI Business School, Institute for the Fashion Industries)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
3 Interview with Jane Wang, CEO, Shanghai Ninestyle E-Commerce Co. & Shanghai StarWin Media Consulting & Advertising Co. How Well Is Japanese Apparel Culture Accepted in China?
By Naoyuki HARAOKA (Editor-in-Chief, Exective Managing Director, JEF)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
4 Japanese Pop Culture Boom Inspiring South Korean Entertainment Industry
By CHUNG Ah-young (Staff reporter of the Korea Times)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
5 BRIDGING THE GAP 30 Years of Connecting Japanese & Americans
By Michael R. MOYLE (Senior counsel in the San Francisco office of law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
6 The Car as a Brand of Japan
By Mike CARVER (Former adviser to Honda Motor Europe)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
7 "Soft Power" is the Opium of Japan
By Regis ARNAUD (Correspondent in Japan of Le Figaro and Challenges)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
8 Japan's Cultural Economy in a Globalizing World
By Helmut K. ANHEIER (Prof. of Sociology, Heidelberg University)
Cover Story : Japanese Culture: Source of Power on World Stage?
9 Soft Power & Foreign Policy in 21st-Century International Affairs
By Kent E. CALDER (Director, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.)
SPECIAL ARTICLES
1 Future Outlook of Japan-US Strategic Alliance
By Satoshi MORIMOTO, Kouji KAWAKAMI, Yoshihide SOEYA, Toshiya HOSHINO, Noboru YAMAGUCHI
SPECIAL ARTICLES
2 Rise of Indians in Silicon Valley & Rise of India
By Kanwal REKHI (Former chairman, Board of Trustees, TiE)
BUSINESS PROFILE
Interview with Tatsuo Sato, President, Kadokawa Group Holdings Inc. Converting to Mega Content Provider Kadokawa Leads Publishing Industry's Shift
Interviewer: Shinichi KOIKE (Reporter at Cultural News Section, Kyodo News)
Culture
Iranian Woman's Challenge
By Masakazu HOSODA (Chief editor, Cultural News Section, Kyodo News)
Viewpoint
Japanese Women in International Management
By Parissa HAGHIRIAN (Associate professor of international management at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, Tokyo)
ASIAN VIEW
(3rd of 4 installments) China, Asia & United States: In & After the Crisis
By Simon TAY (Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs)
FINANCE
Japanese Regional Banks Rushing Shakeup Prompted by Widening Economic Gaps
By Katsuhiko SAKAI (Senior staff writer and deputy editor at the Business News Division, Jiji Press)
ECONOMIC FOCUS
Structural Changes in Japanese Economy As Measured by Phillips Curve & Okun's Law
By Naoyuki HARAOKA (Editor-in-Chief, and Executive Managing Director, JEF)
SPOTLIGHT Editor's postscript
Legacy for Next Generation
By Etsuko KOZAWA (JEF)
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts September/October 2009
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